Carrie-Jayne
New Member
Hi Everyone,
So, Ive been looking at this site on my iphone and have finally signed up so I can chat, share and ask for the help and support that I need.
My story: A couple of years back I had a lot of deaths in my family and food was my answer to everything. Tucking into cake or something naughty made me feel happy and forget my worries for that moment in time! After finishing I would feel so bad and depressed leading me to eat more! I soon realised that I was a comfort eater!!
Ive always tried dieting - whether they were my own 'eat healthy' or professional ones like Weight Watchers or Slimming World. The first week Im great, I stick to it religiously and loose, then come the next week I think, 'oh I'll just have one slice of cake', or 'I'll go out for dinner, it cant be too bad for me'. Before I new it I was putting on more weight and getting even more depressed! Its always been a vicious circle for me. Always wanting to do it but never quiet getting there! Then one day enough was enough!
Then I found Cambridge Diets! I loved the fact that it was so strict - this is what you have and this only! No decisions on what to make for dinner, how many points things were etc etc. I new it would be hard but this time I was/am determined to do this! So week one - OMG - it was hard but I also enjoyed it! I was getting the shakes, freezing cold, and really wanted to be sick after my first shake! I soldiered on and got through it! Even though I didnt feel anything happen I was starting to feel less full, this is perhaps because my body has always been use to being stuffed to the max! Anyway, so I had my first weight in....lost 8.5 pounds!! I was so chuffed and it kept me motivated to carry on!
I always said to myself - I have to stick to it 100% as if I come off just one tiny little bit then it was over and I wouldnt be able to get back on the wagon! To this day I have been 100% all the time! I am so focused and determined to do this!
So week 2 came along - I couldnt feel any changes whatsoever and if anything felt more bloated! Not very happy! So I went to weight in and lost 3 pounds! I had mixed emotions about this. On one hand 3 pounds loss is really good, on the other I was pratically starving myself and felt 3 pounds wasnt a lot!! So, week 3 - again, stuck to it 100%, adament that this week was going to be a good one! WI came - again 3 pound loss!! Again, mixed emotions!
So Im on week 4 and Im really not happy! My fat burner belly just doesnt seem to be working!! I am drinking so much water I have to pee constantly, I weight out my chicken and brocoli every time (on SS+) and dont go a gram over! I have stuck to the rules religiously, I have declined dinner invitations, declined all the yummy food at work, declined food full stop! And Im not feeling the benefits now and really wondering about giving up! Im getting depressed by not eating, depressed that I have no energy, depressed about not doing things as I am so tired! All these things I could cope with if it was worth it but now it seems like it isnt!! I had a really bad night tonight and ended up crying and turning back into the girl I once was who needed food for comfort - I never want to be that girl! I dont want to be that girl anymore but this is so hard now! I dont know what else I can do! Any ideas? I cant stick with it and only loose a pound here and there Im turning into a depressing woman and I do not want to go back there. Im really considering quiting this diet and starting something different - I just dont know what!! I miss food so much, just chewing it. Its not even cake and chocolate that I miss - I miss food in general even including vegetables!!
What can I do guys to get me out of this rut!? I dont think I can ride out the storm! I dont want to wait what could be a couple of weeks and then for it all to kick start again! Im doing this kind of diet as I want results now!
OK, so Ive rambled on long enough! I am just reaching out for some help! Help me guys!!
Thanks xx
So, Ive been looking at this site on my iphone and have finally signed up so I can chat, share and ask for the help and support that I need.
My story: A couple of years back I had a lot of deaths in my family and food was my answer to everything. Tucking into cake or something naughty made me feel happy and forget my worries for that moment in time! After finishing I would feel so bad and depressed leading me to eat more! I soon realised that I was a comfort eater!!
Ive always tried dieting - whether they were my own 'eat healthy' or professional ones like Weight Watchers or Slimming World. The first week Im great, I stick to it religiously and loose, then come the next week I think, 'oh I'll just have one slice of cake', or 'I'll go out for dinner, it cant be too bad for me'. Before I new it I was putting on more weight and getting even more depressed! Its always been a vicious circle for me. Always wanting to do it but never quiet getting there! Then one day enough was enough!
Then I found Cambridge Diets! I loved the fact that it was so strict - this is what you have and this only! No decisions on what to make for dinner, how many points things were etc etc. I new it would be hard but this time I was/am determined to do this! So week one - OMG - it was hard but I also enjoyed it! I was getting the shakes, freezing cold, and really wanted to be sick after my first shake! I soldiered on and got through it! Even though I didnt feel anything happen I was starting to feel less full, this is perhaps because my body has always been use to being stuffed to the max! Anyway, so I had my first weight in....lost 8.5 pounds!! I was so chuffed and it kept me motivated to carry on!
I always said to myself - I have to stick to it 100% as if I come off just one tiny little bit then it was over and I wouldnt be able to get back on the wagon! To this day I have been 100% all the time! I am so focused and determined to do this!
So week 2 came along - I couldnt feel any changes whatsoever and if anything felt more bloated! Not very happy! So I went to weight in and lost 3 pounds! I had mixed emotions about this. On one hand 3 pounds loss is really good, on the other I was pratically starving myself and felt 3 pounds wasnt a lot!! So, week 3 - again, stuck to it 100%, adament that this week was going to be a good one! WI came - again 3 pound loss!! Again, mixed emotions!
So Im on week 4 and Im really not happy! My fat burner belly just doesnt seem to be working!! I am drinking so much water I have to pee constantly, I weight out my chicken and brocoli every time (on SS+) and dont go a gram over! I have stuck to the rules religiously, I have declined dinner invitations, declined all the yummy food at work, declined food full stop! And Im not feeling the benefits now and really wondering about giving up! Im getting depressed by not eating, depressed that I have no energy, depressed about not doing things as I am so tired! All these things I could cope with if it was worth it but now it seems like it isnt!! I had a really bad night tonight and ended up crying and turning back into the girl I once was who needed food for comfort - I never want to be that girl! I dont want to be that girl anymore but this is so hard now! I dont know what else I can do! Any ideas? I cant stick with it and only loose a pound here and there Im turning into a depressing woman and I do not want to go back there. Im really considering quiting this diet and starting something different - I just dont know what!! I miss food so much, just chewing it. Its not even cake and chocolate that I miss - I miss food in general even including vegetables!!
What can I do guys to get me out of this rut!? I dont think I can ride out the storm! I dont want to wait what could be a couple of weeks and then for it all to kick start again! Im doing this kind of diet as I want results now!
OK, so Ive rambled on long enough! I am just reaching out for some help! Help me guys!!
Thanks xx